Cosmetic and skincare applicator

Abstract

A device may receive data from a portable applicator as the applicator moves from a first position from a user to at least a second position from the user. The device may process the data to create a map of the user and transmit the map to a display on a remote computing device, wherein the user is permitted to select one or more target profiles to be applied to the user via the portable applicator. The device may transmit a signal to the portable applicator when the user makes a selection and commence dispensing of the selected target profile in an atomized mist on the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An applicator, comprising:
 one or more sensors configured to provide real-time mapping data as the applicator moves from a first position relative to a user's face or body to at least a second position relative to the user's face or body;   a head component comprising:
 at least one media reservoir configured to contain at least one media; 
 a reservoir lid positioned above the at least one media; 
 a nozzle comprising a tubular structure configured to facilitate passage of the at least one media from the at least one media reservoir; 
 a head control system coupled to and controlling a position of a needle within the nozzle; 
 wherein the needle is in concert with the nozzle effectuate atomization of the at least one media as the at least one media exits the nozzle; 
 a cap positioned at least partially downstream of the nozzle and configured to facilitate passage of the at least one media from the applicator, wherein the cap comprises a sub-cap positioned within the cap and around at least a portion of the nozzle and is configured to increase pressure at a tip of the nozzle; and 
 an air constriction component positioned upstream from the tip of the nozzle and configured to present a reduction in diameter of a passage area; and 
   a body component removably engaged with the head component, wherein the body component comprises:
 an air source configured to supply pressurized air through the passage area, wherein the at least one media is atomized via the pressurized air and exits the applicator through the cap; 
 one or more circuitry components housing at least one hardware processor and configured to distribute power from a power source within the applicator. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor and one or more cameras. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the head control system comprises a solenoid for converting inputs of a flow control lever into movements of the needle. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the cap further comprises:
 an ovular opening with a center of the ovular opening offset from the nozzle in a vertical direction, wherein the offset is configured to adjust a spray pattern of the atomized media in an upward direction relative to the nozzle.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the applicator reduces functionality from two to one speed when a battery charge falls below a threshold. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the head component and the body component are joined by a keyed coupling assembly, the keyed coupling assembly comprising:
 a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses configured to mate the head component and the body component, wherein:   the plurality of recesses are further configured to permit vertical mating of the plurality of protrusions of the head component with the plurality of protrusions of the body component when the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of recesses are in alignment, and   rotation of the head component or the body component past a first, predefined degree of rotation will decouple the head component from the body component.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the air source is an air pump positioned within the body component and configured to operate within a pressure range of 12-24 PSI or between 15-20 PSI and an air flow range of 5-8 LPM. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the applicator further comprises at least one selector configured to allow a user to power on and power off the applicator and select between two or more powered modes of the air source, wherein:
 a first mode of the two or more powered modes comprises a first air speed or motor RPM, and   a second mode of the two or more powered modes comprises a second air speed or motor RMP greater than the first mode.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one media reservoir further comprises two or more sub-chambers, wherein the two or more sub-chamber are configured to contain at least one media in each sub-chamber. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein outputs of the two or more sub-chambers are mixed in different ratios to achieve different output colors for the applicator. 
     
     
         11 . A system configured for applying cosmetics, the system comprising:
 one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
 receive data from one or more sensors of an applicator in real time as the applicator moves from a first position relative to a user's body to at least a second position relative to the user's body; 
 process the data to determine a data map of the user; and 
 transmit the data map of the user to a remote computing device comprising a display, the computing device configured to receive user inputs related to application of one or more media to a portion of the user's body corresponding to the data map;
 wherein the display presents the data map of the user and is configured to permit the user to select one or more target profiles, the one or more target profiles comprising at least one virtual overlay of one or more media as applied to the user; 
 
 transmit the selected target profile to a machine-learning model, wherein the machine-learning model is configured to identify and store the selected target profile for future selections and is further configured to assist the user in selecting and effectuating application of the one or more target profiles with the applicator; 
 use the selected target profile and feedback from the machine-learning model, to control a rate or pressure of air expelled from an air source in the applicator as well as a position of a needle in the applicator, the rate or pressure of air and needle position influencing the applicator's spray pattern to assist the user in effectuating the target profile. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein a head of the applicator is removable from a body of the applicator and comprises a head control system that converts user inputs into movement of the needle. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the head control system mechanically couples a lever to the needle. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the head control system receives a user input, digitizes the user input, and controls a position of the needle based on the digitized input. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein a head and a body are joined by a keyed coupling assembly, the keyed coupling assembly comprising:
 a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses configured to mate the head and the body, wherein:   the plurality of recesses are further configured to permit vertical mating of the plurality of protrusions of the head with the plurality of protrusions of the body when the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of recesses are in alignment, and   rotation of the head or the body past a first, predefined degree of rotation will decouple the head from the body.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising at least one media reservoir, wherein the at least one media reservoir comprises two or more sub-chambers, the two or more sub-chamber configured to contain at least one media in each sub-chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein outputs of the two or more sub-chambers are mixed in different ratios to achieve different output colors for the applicator. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transient computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors configured to perform a method for applying cosmetics, the method comprising:
 receiving a target profile comprising at least one preselected user input; and   dispensing at least one media from at least one media reservoir in an applicator, wherein the dispensing comprises:
 scanning a portion of a user's body via one or more sensors positioned on the applicator, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to provide readings of distance and angle or position of the applicator in real time as the applicator moves from an initial position relative to the user's body to at least a second position relative to the user's body, 
 developing a map of the portion of the user's body, by comparing the readings to a datastore on a computing device; 
 instructing an air source to pass pressurized air through a passage in a head portion of the applicator that passes an orifice on a bottom of the at least one media reservoir, this air movement drawing additional media into the passage, the air source being in the body portion of the applicator and the at least one media reservoir and passage being in a head portion of the applicator, and 
 instructing an actuator of a head control system to position a needle within the passage to pass the at least one media through a nozzle and through a cap in the head portion at a rate and an angle of spread corresponding to the (1) target profile, (2) the map of the portion of the user's body, and (3) the readings of the one or more sensors in real time, wherein the at least one media is atomized into a mist as it exits the applicator. 
   
     
     
         19 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the head control system further comprises:
 a media flow control lever configured to manually control the rate of flow of media from the at least one media reservoir.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the head and the body are joined by a keyed coupling assembly, the keyed coupling assembly comprising:
 a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses configured to mate the head and the body, wherein:
 the plurality of recesses are further configured to permit vertical mating of the plurality of protrusions of the head with the plurality of protrusions of the body when the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of recesses are in alignment, and 
 rotation of the head or the body past a first, predefined degree of rotation will decouple the head from the body. 
   
     
     
         21 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one media reservoir further comprises two or more sub-chambers configured to contain the at least one media in each sub-chamber, and at least one dividing structure configured to separate the at least one media in each sub-chamber. 
     
     
         22 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the computing device is in the body of the applicator. 
     
     
         23 . The non-transient computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the computing device is remote from the applicator.